I’ve never been a huge fan of television. Not so much the shape. More the lack of creativity. Recycled ideas that last 10 seasons. That was the great thing about movies until 2007 when there is a trilogy about an ogre, superhero and a pirate and they are all recycled ideas. That doesn’t mean there isn’t great things on TV, but the group titled “great things” has very few members.
Just in case you were wondering “Deal or No Deal” is not in that group.
During the season finale of The Office (US) there was a short ad for a new HBO show called “Flight of the Conchords”. The ad caught my eye with it’s indie-hip asthetic. A quick search on youtube turned up some good results.
Flight of the Conchords is a comedy/music duo from New Zealand. The aptly titled show starring the members of the band is about their conquests in New York. The show breaks out in song at several points and is pretty funny. I won’t subscribe to HBO to watch it, but I would allow them to advertise to me while watching a free online or downloadable version. Below is a clip of the show:
If you’ve kept reading this far, congratulations, most people just clicked on the first video and watched it for 30 secs before their boss walked by and they closed it.
I don’t know if I love the show as much as I love the idea of it. This show seems much more like a youtube series than something a big media company put out. Obviously the production value is much higher but the concept is not. A two man team with a whitty concept that ramble for 25 min. This is the beauty of the internets. I am not a technolovigist (yeah its a word) but the idea of being able to watch only the shows I want, when I want gets me pretty pumped. Not only because it means I can make that content without the steep entrance fees of being NBC, but also because we get shows like Chad Vader or a show about two guys who sing.
